Poss Watson | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | William Wright Watson | ||
Nickname(s) | Poss, Possum | ||
Date of birth | 25 August 1868 | ||
Place of birth | Warrnambool, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 17 August 1950 | (aged 81)||
Place of death | Dalkeith, Western Australia [1] | ||
Original team(s) | Warrnambool | ||
Playing career | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1891–1894 | Essendon | 69 (29) | |
1895–1898 | Fremantle | 58 | |
1899 | Perth | 9 | |
Career highlights | |||
Source: AustralianFootball.com |
William Wright "Poss" Watson (25 August 1868 – 17 August 1950) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and Fremantle in the West Australian Football Association. [1]
Originally from Warrnambool, [2] Watson played alongside Albert Thurgood in Essendon's four consecutive VFA premierships between 1891 and 1894, before getting married [3] and moving to Western Australia (with Thurgood) [4] to play for Fremantle, captaining the team [5] and winning three more premierships in the next four years. He retired at the end of the 1898 season, [6] but returned in 1899 to captain the newly formed Perth Football Club [7] when they were admitted to the league mid-season.